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171July 1983
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD

The Uncanny X-Men #171

Marvel · July 1983 · on sale 1983-03-15

First appearance: Mari-Ell2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series)
Issue
#171
Publication date
July 1983
Key date
1983-07-00
On-sale date
1983-03-15
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Mari-Ell - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Welcome to the X-Men, Rogue... Hope You Survive the Experience!cover1pencils: Walt Simonson; inks: Bob Wiacek; letters: Ron ZalmeAnna Marie, Colossus, Ororo Munroe, Nightcrawler, Kitty Pryde, Piotr Rasputin, Rogue, Sprite, Storm, Kurt Wagner
1Roguecomic story23script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Walt Simonson, Bob Wiacek; inks: Bob Wiacek; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Tom OrzechowskiAnna Marie, Belasco, Binary, Callisto, Colossus, Cyclops, Joseph Danvers Sr., Carol Danvers, Marie Danvers, Lilandra Neramani, Mari-Ell First, Masque, Ororo Munroe, Nightcrawler
2-in-house column1script: Jim Shooter

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860246107
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860246107

Where to read it

CollectionYear
X-Men Classic #751992On eBay ›
X-Men: The Movie #[nn]2000On eBay ›
Essential X-Men #4
ISBN 0785107754		2001On eBay ›
The Uncanny X-Men: From the Ashes... #[nn]
ISBN 0871356155		1990On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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